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Claire Hind is a Professor of Contemporary Theatre at York St John University and Postgraduate Research Lead for the School of the Arts. With 22 years of HE experience, she leads the MA Theatre and Performance course and serves as Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
- Key research areas: rock geology, deep time, walking performance, play theory
- International collaborations: Gary Winters (performance art), Clare Qualmann (walking arts), Alex Crowton (experimental film)
- Major projects: Walking Publics / Walking Arts, Field Recordings from the International Aloneness Institute
Her practice-led research explores intersections of theatre, creative writing, psychoanalysis, and environmental performance, with notable work shown at Tate Modern and Freud Museum. She supervises PhD projects in interdisciplinary theatre practices and compositional strategies.
Scientific awards include:
- Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
- Arts Council England funding (8 years with Gary Winters)
- AHRC funding for Walking Publics and Ways to Wander projects
Teaching leadership spans institutions like Norwegian Theatre Academy, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, and School of the Arts Institute Chicago. Her 2019 book Embodying the Dead: Writing, Playing and Performing analyzes death and play in contemporary performance collaborations.
